KPLC
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| KPLC | |
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| Lake Charles/Lafayette, Louisiana | |
| Branding | KPLC 7News |
| Slogan | 7 at Your Service |
| Channels | 7 (VHF) analog, 8 (HDTV, VHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Raycom Media |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Call letters meaning | Keeping the People of Lake Charles |
| Website | KPLCTV.com |
KPLC is an NBC affiliate licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana; also serving Lafayette, Louisiana, broadcasting on analog channel 7. It is owned by Raycom Media, with transmitter facilities located in Fenton, Louisiana.
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[edit] History of KPLC
KPLC-TV began broadcasting in the summer of 1954. Owner T.B. Lanford of Shreveport had previously signed on KPLC-AM radio and was eager to expand into television.
The station was later purchased by a St. Louis group headed by investor Elliot Stien. He visited KPLC frequently along with his friend, St. Louis Cardinal baseball legend Stan Musial.
In 1970, G. Russell Chambers purchased KPLC-TV from the St. Louis group and dramatically increased the station's coverage by adding a 1,500 foot tower, providing a quality signal for the NBC affiliate as far north as Leesville, as far east as Lafayette and to the Gulf of Mexico. FCC regulations required that the radio stations be sold. Perry Sanders purchased the AM/FM combo and changed its call letters to KLCL.
In 1986, Cosmos Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Liberty Life Insurance Company, took over. KPLC was one of the first television stations in the U.S. to launch its own website in the 1990's.
In 2004, KPLC began broadcasting in digital as well as analog with the launch of KPLC (DT). Later in the year the station launched its first local 24-hour weather channel, "KPLC WeatherPlus." Simultaneously, the station launched a service specifically for cellphones and PDA's, "7 On Your Cell."
In January 2006, Liberty and KPLC were purchased by Raycom Media, which also owns two other Louisiana television stations, KSLA in Shreveport and WAFB in Baton Rouge.
KPLC is consistently one of the nation's most watched television stations, ranking among the top 5 Nielsen-rated stations nationally throughout the year.
[edit] KPLC 7 News Team
- Cynthia Arceneaux (5pm, 6pm & Nightcast news anchor, host of Emphasis)
- Curtis Atkinson, Jr (7 Storm Team Chief Meterologist)
- Vince Atkinson (Nightcast General Assignment Reporter
- John Bridges (Sunrise news anchor, Louisiana Traveler)
- Marty Briggs (6pm & Nightcast news anchor, previous Sports Director)
- Pam Dixon (Noon news anchor, Education Reporter)
- Britney Glaser (Assignment Reporter & Newscast Producer)
- Mike Griffin (7 Storm Team Meterologist, Sunrise & Midday)
- Wade Hampton (7 Storm Team Meterologist)
- Rhonda Kitchens (weekend news anchor & Assignment Reporter, former associate producer on Sunrise)
- Garrett Lumpkin (Sports Anchor & Reporter)
- Laila Morcos (Sunrise news anchor)
- Jordan Sandler (news & sports reporter)
- Theresa Schmidt (general news & enviroment reporter)
- David Williams (News Director)
[edit] Newscasts
- KPLC 7 News Sunrise (5:00am-7:00am with news & weather updates during Today)
- KPLC 7 News Midday (11:30am-12:00pm)
- KPLC 7 News @ Noon (12:00pm-12:30pm)
- KPLC 7 News Live @ 5 (5:00pm-5:30pm)
- anchored by Cynthia Arceneaux with Chief Meterologist Curtis Atkinson
- KPLC 7 News @ 6 (6:00pm-6:30pm)
- Monday-Friday: anchored by Cynthia Arceneaux & Marty Briggs with Chief Meterologist Curtis Atkinson
- KPLC 7 News Nightcast (10:00pm-10:35pm)
- Monday-Friday: same as 6pm newscast
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Lake Charles market (Nielsen DMA #175) | |||
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KATC 3 (ABC) - KPLC 7 (NBC) - KLFY 10 (CBS) - KFAM-LP 14 (Ind) - KLTL 18 (PBS/LPB) - KVHP 29 (FOX) |
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| Broadcast television in the Lafayette, LA market (Nielsen DMA #124) | |||
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KATC 3 (ABC) - KPLC 7 (NBC) - KLFY 10 (CBS) - KADN 15 (FOX) - KLFT-CA 21 (TSC) - KDCG-CA 22 (America One/TSC) - KLPB 24 (PBS/LPB) - KAJN-LP 40 / KAGN-LP 31 (Ind) - KLWB 50 (The CW) - KLAF-LP 62 (MNTV) |
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KALB 5 (Alexandria) - KTAL 6 (Shreveport) - WDSU 6 (New Orleans) - KPLC 7 (Lake Charles) - WVLA 33 (Baton Rouge) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, UPN, WB and Other Stations in Louisiana | |
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Corporate Staff: Paul McTear (President & CEO) | Wayne Daugherty | Marty Edelman | Leon Long | Jeff Rosser | Anne Adkins | Clyde Baucom | Rebecca Bryan | David Folsom | Mary Carloe McDonnell | Billy McDowell | Susana Schuler | Melissa Thurber |
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CBS Network Affiliates: KFVS | KOLD | KSLA | WAFB | WOIO | WTOC | WTOL | WTVR |
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Fox Network Affiliates: KASA2 | WDFX | WFLX | WFXG1 | WPGX | WSFX1 | WTNZ | WXIX | WXTX1 |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KFVE | WBXH | WUAB |
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NBC Network Affiliates: KCBD | KHNL/KHBC/KOGG | KPLC | WAFF | WALB | WAVE | WDAM | WECT | WFIE | WIS | WLBT | WMBF3 | WMC | WSFA |
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1Raycom Media operates these stations owned by Southeastern Media Holdings. |
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2Acquisition by LIN TV is now awaiting FCC approval. |
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3Scheduled to begin broadcasting late 2006 or early 2007. |
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Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: 4,200 | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.raycommedia.com |
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